"prop comedy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prop comedies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prop comedy (plural prop comedies)
  1. A style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect. Wikipedia link: prop comedy Categories (topical): Comedy Related terms: prop comic
    Sense id: en-prop_comedy-en-noun-CaZUPxmp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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